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FIRST AID 

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Traveler in Europe 



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FIRST AID 

TO THE 

TRAVELER IN EUROPE 



COMPILED AND ISSUED BY THE 

TOWN AND COUNTRY HOTEL AND 
TRAVEL BUREAU 



PRICE 50 CENTS 



1922 
THE STUYVESANT CO. Publishers 

New York 



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First Edition, 1922 

Copyrighted by 
The Stuyvesant Co. 



AUG -I 1922 



REDFIELD-KENDRICK-ODELL CO. 
NEW YORK 



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CONTENTS 

Introduction 5 

Before Sailing 

Engaging Passage 7 

Money 7 

Mail 8 

Passports 8 

Cables 8 

Clothing 9 

Baggage 10 

En Tour 

On Shipboard 11 

Tips 12 

Money 14 

Baggage. . 14 

Railway Tickets 16 

Boat Trains 16 

Motor Cars 16 

Customs Duties 17 

Cab Systems 18 

Lost Articles 19 

Hotels and Restaurants 

London 20 

Paris 21 

Belgium 22 

Holland 22 

Switzerland 23 

Italy 23 

Egypt 24 

London Shops 25 

Paris Shops 32 

Continental and Egyptian Shops 38 

Routes to the Continent from London 

Channel Routes 40 

Air Routes 41 

Foreign Money Tables 

Great Britain 43 

France 44 

Belgium 44 

Switzerland 45 

Italy 45 

Holland 46 

Egypt 46 

Record of Checks 47 

Blank Code 51 




INTRODUCTION 

HIS BOOKLET was conceived as a 
First Aid to the Traveler to Europe. 
It is not a guide-book. Its aim is to 
answer those general, intimate questions 
on traveling which every tourist asks desperately — 
questions concerning present-day traveling customs, 
steamship requirements and etiquette at sea, landing 
and customs formalities in Europe, hotels and shops 
in tourist centers, the cab systems of cities and that 
bug-bear of every traveler, tips. 

"First Aid" does not take the place of Baedecker. 
Good guide-books and Bradshaw's railway guides 
for maps and train schedules are indispensable 
even to the most experienced traveler. The ques- 
tion of language has not been taken up. Wait- 
ers and reception clerks speak English, guides are not 
expensive, and in case of trouble at ports or railway 
stations the Cook's interpreter is always ready to 
help with information. 

The question of tips has been the bane of travelers 
in whatever financial condition since touring began. 
Ignorance of usage has resulted in tips too large or 
too small, equal sources of annoyance. The tips 
advised in the succeeding chapters are never 
niggardly, nor are they too generous. 



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A list of hotels is recommended, because they are 
known. Others may be added in later editions. 

European money systems are very likely to be 
confusing. This booklet contains tables in all the 
monetary systems mentioned. 

The customs examinations of tourists' trunks and 
bags in Europe are expeditious and simple, compared 
with the ordeal on the return home. If the sug- 
gestions made here are followed, no duty will have 
to be paid, though this will not obviate the necessity 
of personal attention at the examination of trunks 
at every frontier. 

While every attention has been given to the 
verification of facts, based upon reliable informa- 
tion and experience, no attempt is made to enumer- 
ate exceptions which are the outgrowth of the war. 



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BEFORE SAILING 

During the season, passage on the large steam- ENG AGI NG 
ers should be arranged for far in advance. A passage 
deposit of 25 per cent of the cost of passage 
must accompany the request for reservation. If the 
return trip is to be made during the busy season, return 
passage should be engaged before the traveler leaves 
New York. The prices of passage vary greatly with 
the location and size of the stateroom and with the 
size and speed of the steamer. They also vary 
slightly according to the season. Rates are usually 
highest during the summer season, May 1 to July 31, 
eastbound; August 1 to October 15, westbound. 
They are slightly lower during the intermediate 
season, April 1 to 30 and August 1 to 15 eastbound; 
April 1 to July 1 and October 16 to 31, westbound. 
They are somewhat lower still during the winter sea- 
son, August 16 to March 31, eastbound; November 
1 to March 31, westbound. The Town and Country 
Travel Bureau will furnish upon request informa- 
tion as to routes, sailing dates, steamer plans, etc. 

A most convenient form in which to carry funds MONEY 
for personal expenses is provided by the Travel- 
ers' Checks of any reputable company. These checks 
are issued at a cost of three-quarters of one per cent, 
in dollars, sterling, or francs, as the traveler prefers, 
and may be spent readily at banks, hotels, shops, 
and restaurants. The dollar checks, which are issued 
in denominations of $10, $20, $50, $100 and $300, have 
this advantage : they may be cashed at the current 
bankers' buying rate of exchange, thereby giving 
the holder the benefit of the premium on the dollar, 



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which obtains in most European countries. For 
carrying larger sums, the Letter of Credit may be 
used to advantage. It is easy to carry, and serves 
as an introduction to the foreign banks, enabling the 
holder to obtain funds without delay and at minimum 
expense. It is issued in dollars, sterling, and francs. 
The traveler is advised to buy before sailing a small 
amount of the currency of the port of arrival. 

Two weeks should be allowed for letters to reach 
their destination. All letters, telegrams and cable- 
grams may be sent to the address of your banker or 
of your travel agency (Cook's or American Express 
Company), where they will be held until your arrival 
or forwarded as you may direct. A two-cent stamp 
should be placed on letters sent to England; a five- 
cent stamp on those sent to the Continent. 

Passports, for which application should be 
made at least two weeks in advance of sailing 
date, may be obtained by writing to the State De- 
partment, Washington, D. C. Requirements for 
vises are changing so frequently that no attempt is 
made to give them here. The Town and Country 
Travel Bureau, will, however, be glad to inform 
the traveler as to his obligations in this respect at 
the time of his departure. 

The traveler may arrange a simple cable code 
before leaving, and have addresses registered 
with the Western Union and Postal Companies in the 
United States. The American Express Company 
distributes free a simple and effective Travelers' 
cable code, and the well-known codes A. B. C, 
Western Union, Lieber's, etc., can be consulted 
somewhere in all European capitals. The week- 



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end letter and deferred message departments, how- 
ever, make cabling so cheap now that a code is 
necessary only in emergencies. The week-end letter 
cable is operated from London, and to use it from 
the Continent the traveler must mail his message 
with money order covering the charge, so as to 
reach London by Friday. Answers by the same 
arrangement are mailed from London to the 
address ordered or contained in the message. 

The problem of what to carry is one of selec- 
tion. In general, those things should be chosen CLOTHING 
that will bear packing and dampness. For winter 
travel, the warmest clothing is needed, as the hotels 
are not always well heated, and the public buildings 
often not at all; for summer, the usual summer trav- 
eling clothing, supplemented by warm things for the 
steamer, and a light overcoat or sports coat for cool 
days. Evening dress may be said to be essential; 
it is usually worn at dinner on the steamer, and it is 
required for entrance into many restaurants and stalls 
of theatres and operas. An evening wrap of some 
sort is necessary, as evenings in Europe are always 
cool, even in summer. For the Egyptian season 
(November to April) autumn clothing of not too 
light a kind is necessary. Trips on the Nile require 
winter clothing. For desert trips light flannels, 
tussore silk, linen, and khaki are recommended. 
Visitors are advised to avoid as far as possible the 
tourist type of dress caricatured on picture post- 
cards and elsewhere — sun-helmets with flowing veils, 
knickerbockers, etc., as these invite exploitation. 
Steamer rugs, though often convenient, are not 
essential, as very good ones may be rented on 
board. 



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nArr Anv Careful attention to the matter of baggage in 

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the beginning will save a world ot trouble in 
the end. When preparing for a trip to Europe, the trav- 
eler will do well to keep in mind the f olio wing facts : 

1. A steamer trunk 2x3x14 is the regulation size 
for a stateroom. Some of the new steamers are more 
generous with cabin baggage space, but unless the 
traveler is sure, he should inquire. A wardrobe 
steamer trunk will be found convenient when the 
stateroom can accommodate it. 

2. In England 100 pounds of baggage may be 
checked free; in France 66 pounds; and in Belgium 
and Holland, 56 pounds when the traveler holds a 
through ticket, but none at all otherwise. In Swit- 
zerland and in Italy all baggage that is checked 
must be paid for. No free baggage is allowed on 
Rundreise or International Circular tickets. 

3. In some places, as over the Swiss mountain rail- 
ways, even the amount of hand luggage is limited. 
Travelers with handbags and suitcases beyond the 
ordinary size may give themselves infinite trouble. 

4. All baggage should be plainly marked. In addi- 
tion to the usual markings, it is not a bad plan to 
adopt the European custom of having some distinc- 
tive device, a star, a triangle, a corner, in some bril- 
liant color. When he buys his steamer ticket, the 
traveler should ask for labels for all his baggage: 
"Cabin Baggage" for that which is to go to the state- 
room, "Hold" for that which will not be needed 
during the voyage, and "Hold- Wanted" for that 
which is to be kept where it will be accessible during 
the voyage. The traveler's name and the number of 
his cabin should be written plainly on each label. 
All baggage not brought to the pier by the passenger 



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should arrive the day before. Each passenger is al- 
lowed about 300 pounds of baggage. 

5. The happiest traveler is the one who travels 
"light." EN T0UR 

Passengers are expected to be aboard 

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one hour belore sailing. 1 here are usually BOARD SHIP 
five meals, including tea, which is served 
on deck or in the dining saloon as one wishes, and a 
late supper at night. These are also sometimes 
supplemented in the middle of the morning with a 
hot bouillon served on deck and in lounge rooms if 
the weather is chilly. Seats for the dining saloon 
are given out after the ship is under weigh, but 
arrangements for sitting with friends, etc., should 
be made with the steward, in good time, or word 
left at the steamship office before hand. The 
ancient rite of the "Captain's table," where all the 
supposedly prominent persons were seated, has 
happily been discontinued on most boats, and the 
service is generally at small tables. The price of 
passage includes all meals, the special restaurants 
on board the newest ships being entirely separate 
and operated a la carte strictly. Nurses and children 
are served apart from other passengers. The bath 
steward should be seen early in order that a desirable 
hour for the bath may be assigned. The saloon steward 
will furnish on application writing paper, envelopes 
stamps and telegraph blanks, and the pilot returning 
to shore shortly after the steamer sails, will take 
charge of letters and telegrams. Chairs and steamer 
rugs may be arranged for with the deck steward 
early on the first day, or may be ordered when the 
ticket is paid for. Everything bought on shipboard 
is paid for in cash exclusive of tips. 



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Tips Steamer Fees before the war were regulated by well 
established custom, and were about as follows: 
table steward, $2.50; bedroom steward or stewardess, 
$2.50; library steward, saloon steward, smoking- 
room steward, deck steward, bath steward, and cabin 
boy, $1 or $1.50 each, according to service rendered. 
But today the bedroom steward expects an English 
pound or its equivalent, or more if the stateroom 
has a private bath, and other fees have advanced in 
proportion. Fees should be distributed at the end 
of the voyage. 

Hotel Tips, also, before the war were regulated by 
custom to an extent, but the old standards are gone, 
and the bewildered traveler, anxious to discharge 
his obligations wisely, is sometimes sadly at a loss. 
There are those who will advise double the pre-war 
amount in tipping, but a moment's consideration of 
the present relative value of foreign moneys will 
demonstrate the unfairness of such a plan. Perhaps 
no better advice can be given at the present time than 
to suggest the adoption of the "ten per cent rule," 
which when modified by circumstances and one's 
own good judgment, have been found to work 
fairly well in Europe, Asia, Africa or America. At 
the end of the week or at the end of the guests' stay 
if it is less than a week, an amount approximating 
one tenth of the bill may be apportioned about as 
follows : to the doorman or hall porter, the traveler's 
best friend in Europe, one fourth; to the waiter, if 
all meals have been taken at the hotel, one fourth; 
to the valet and the maid, one fourth; to the boots, 
who also handles the baggage, the "buttons," the 
lift boy, etc., the remaining one-fourth. Some guests 
prefer to leave the entire sum at the office or with 



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the head porter, merely telling the servants that they 
have been "remembered at the office." This plan 
may work well in some cases, but it is not on the 
whole a good one. Since the war an increasing num- 
ber of hotels have adopted the custom of including 
in the bill a fixed charge for "service," usually 15 
per cent for a stay of five days or less, and 10 per 
cent for a longer stay. When this is the case no 
gratuities are expected. 

Station Porters in England before the war expected 
for handling luggage, 2d per bag; in France, 25 
centimes per bag; in Belgium and Switzerland, 20 
centimes; in Italy, 10 centimes. But to offer such a 
sum today would be to invite trouble. Until porter 
service can be permanently readjusted, the traveler 
can only be advised to do what seems to him fair, 
with these pre-war figures in mind. The uniformed 
"conductors" from the hotels or Cook's representa- 
tive, both of whom are recognizable by their caps, 
are usually at the station, and may be safely ap- 
pealed to for information regarding the local fee 
expected. 

In addition to these there are many miscellaneous 
tips. Virtually all personal service in Europe pre- 
supposes the payment of a small fee in addition to the 
price agreed upon. Fees should rarely be given for 
unsolicited service. As a rule it is a bad plan to in- 
crease a tip on demand, as it often, especially in 
Italy, means more trouble. The same thing is true 
of over-tipping. This is the reason why it is advis- 
able to know in advance what amount is expected. 
The "ten per cent rule" may be applied with modifi- 
cations to cabs, restaurants, etc. 



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Money tables as nearly complete as the times 
money w »jj a jj ow ma y j^ e f oun( i on pages 43 to 46 . In case 

the traveler arriving in a foreign country has failed to 
provide himself with the necessary currency, it may 
be obtained from the exchange offices at the pier or 
at railway stations. The premium is not heavy and 
money changers authorized by the steamship and 
railroad companies are usually honest. Foreigners 
landing in England must watch the florins and half 
crowns, which are nearly the same size and are but 
indistinctly marked. There is very little spurious 
money in circulation in England. 

They must be careful, too, in accepting the paper 
money which has largely replaced the silver coins of 
continental countries, to accept only that which has 
been issued by a national bank. Otherwise they may 
find themselves with paper money which has only 
local currency. 

Before cashing his checks, the holder may find it 
well to inquire the rate of the day at more than one 
bank, as the varying demands for dollars may work 
to his advantage. Banks usually offer better rates 
than are to be obtained at hotels, shops, etc. The 
' 'Record of Checks," page 47 will be found conve- 
nient, and will also serve as a memorandum in case of 
loss, if the numbers of the checks have been entered. 

Steamer rugs, wraps, heavy clothing, etc., not 

BAGGAGE i i • ,.f, . J U 

needed again until the return voyage, may be 
turned over to Cook's representative, usually at the 
pier, or to the American Express Company, to be 
held, or forwarded to the port of departure. Num- 
bered porters at the pier will convey baggage to the 
customs and thence, after examination, to the train. 
If through tickets to London or Paris are included 



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in the steamer ticket, all reasonable baggage may be 
checked through to destination without excess charge. 
Such baggage checked in New York and Paris, need 
give the traveler no concern until it arrives in Paris, 
where it is held for customs examination. That going 
to London, however, must be examined at the port 
of arrival, and must have the owner's attention for 
re-checking. 

The problem of baggage en tour is best solved by 
entrusting all pieces that cannot be carried as hand 
baggage to a good tourist agency to be forwarded 
to the large centers. The foreign system of register- 
ing baggage, while it is quite as safe as our own sys- 
tem of checking, requires much more supervision. The 
traveler must take his trunks to the station — preferably 
on the top of his own taxicab or the hotel omnibus — 
he must have them weighed, and must then present 
weight memorandum and railway ticket at the book- 
ing office, pay excess charges, and receive receipt for 
money and trunks. This receipt is not a check, but a 
slip of paper, the duplicate of which is pasted on the 
trunks. Furthermore, at the frontiers he must give 
his personal attention to getting his trunks through 
the customs, an undertaking not too easy at the best 
of times, and doubly difficult by reason of post-war 
restrictions. On the other hand, a forwarding 
agency will send to the hotel for his trunks, take 
charge of his keys for customs examinations, insure 
the baggage if he wishes it, and send it through often 
at less expense than he could have taken it with him. 
(For allowance of free baggage, see page 10). Trans- 
portation of baggage and merchandise in Europe is 
slow, hence ample time should be allowed for for- 
warding. 



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The traveler is advised to buy his tickets 
tickets^ f rom tne tourist agencies, who charge no 

commission, but, on the other hand, may save 
him considerable by their superior knowledge of the 
complicated European railway ticket systems. 

landing Boat trains direct to London or Paris meet all 
steamers arriving at English or French ports. 
These trains carry restaurant cars. The service on 
the French trains is table d'hote, and the traveler 
should lose no time after he has boarded the train in 
reserving places for the first, second or "third ser- 
vice," as he may desire. If he prefers a luncheon 
basket, he may order one at the station to be placed in 
his compartment, or he may request the guard or con- 
ductorto order oneen route. Passengers landinginltaly 
will find at the pier all hotel omnibuses with English- 
speaking "conductors." The tourist steamers land- 
ing in Egypt are always met by representatives from 
the Cairo hotels and from Cook's and the American 
Express Company. Travelers are urged to await the 
appearance of these representatives, and under no 
circumstances to make terms with the self-styled 
porters, dragomans, etc., who begin their solicita- 
tions even on board the steamer. 

Motor cars are subject to a duty de- 

MOTOR CARS -. • . ^ J . . J , . 

posit in most European countries, but 
the American Automobile Association allows non- 
members as well as members the privilege of its 
facilities for avoiding all this by a blanket de- 
posit in the United States before sailing. All who 
plan motor tours in their own cars abroad should 
consult the American Automobile Association, 247 
West Fifty-fourth Street, New York City . 



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Entering Great Britain liquors and to- 
bacco are subject to duty. Travelers are duties 
allowed, however, duty free: one pint of 
spirits for drinking; one-half pint of liquor, Eau de 
Cologne, etc.; one-half pound of cigars or tobacco. 
Everything, however, must be declared. The only 
prohibition of interest to the traveler is that against 
the importation of the Tauchnitz and other Euro- 
pean reprints of English copyright books. Dogs 
are not allowed to enter England except with a 
special permit, and then only after quarantine. 

French customs officers are very lenient toward 
travelers, if declaration is made freely. The maxi- 
mum quantity of tobacco allowed an adult male, 
however, is but five cigars, or twenty cigarettes or 
forty grammes (about l^i ounces) of smoking to- 
bacco. All above this quantity and all matches are 
assessed or confiscated, and a heavy fine is added if 
an attempt at concealment is suspected. Patent 
medicines are subject to duty. 

The customs formalities of Belgium are not exact- 
ing, but no tobacco is allowed, a prohibition which 
is not, however, a hardship as Belgian cigars are 
the best and cheapest in Europe. 

Many articles are subject to duty entering Hol- 
land, but the duties are low and if everything is 
declared and the baggage opened freely, little trouble 
ensues, and only nominal duties, if any, are assessed. 

All luggage is examined at the Swiss frontier. 
There is a duty on cigars and tobacco, but the 
traveler is allowed fifty cigars and corresponding 
tobacco for his personal use, though in Switzerland 
tobacco is very cheap and of the best. 



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The examination on entering Italy is lenient, 
tobacco, playing cards and matches being the articles 
asked after. Only eight cigars are allowed to pass 
free. The duty on tobacco is 10 lire per pound. Fire 
arms are liable to confiscation. Customs house re- 
ceipts should be preserved, as travelers are sometimes 
challenged in the interior when smoking foreign 
cigars. In most Italian towns there is an examination 
for articles of food, but travelers' luggage is passed 
without examination if declaration is made that 
nothing of the sort is carried. 

The objects chiefly sought for by the customs of 
Egypt are tobacco and cigars. There is a duty on 
motor cars, cycles, typewriters, cameras and fire 
arms, but the amount is refunded if the articles are 
re-exported within a year on production of customs 
receipt. Good though expensive cigars may be ob- 
tained in Cairo by the traveler who cannot content 
himself with cigarettes. Tobacco should be pur- 
chased in small quantities, as it gets dry very quickly. 

cab Horse-drawn cabs, i.e., hansoms (two- 

systems wheelers) or four-wheelers are now seldom 
seen in London. Taxicabs have accommo- 
dation for four passengers, and a small amount of 
luggage carried at the side of the driver. The fare 
is 8d. per mile or journey of ten minutes, the mini- 
mum charge is 8d., increasing at the rate of 2d. 
per one-quarter mile or two and one-half minutes. 
Extra charge for each journey and for each passenger 
above two, 6d. Luggage is charged 2d. per package 
extra. 

Owing to post-war conditions, the cab systems of 
continental cities are in such a chaotic state that it is 



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impossible to quote cab rates at the present time. 
The inexperienced traveler mayjsave trouble by 
engaging his cabs as far as possible through his hotel 
doorman, who will make a definite agreement with 
the cabman as to the price to be paid, including tip. 
The doorman may also be depended upon to settle 
for cabs arriving at the hotel, in which case it is only 
necessary to tell him where and at what time the 
cab was engaged. 

The European cabman expects a tip of approxi- 
mately 10 per cent for the usual trip, or perhaps a 
little more for very short trips. No tip should be 
paid to Egyptian cabmen. 



In case Travelers Checks should be lost, the 

ARTICLES 



company issuing the checks should be notified 



at once. When the traveler has signed several 
protective forms, his money will be refunded. 
Matters will be greatly facilitated if he can give the 
serial numbers of the lost checks. "Records of 
Checks," pages 47-51, will be found useful for keep- 
ing a memorandum of these numbers. Lost articles 
left in cabs in London may be recovered at Scotland 
Yard upon identification if the cab driver's name is 
given. If the article is not turned in the driver is held 
responsible on the passenger's statement. Many 
lost articles are recovered in this way. 



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HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS 



LONDON 



London has hotels comparable to the best in 
the United States. Its moderate priced hotels, 
while lacking some of the conveniences of this class 
in New York, are clean, pleasant and well ventilated 
and served. Its quiet residential hotels and those 
which operate under special licenses as "temper- 
ance hotels" are unique and to the traveler who 
must watch his expenditures, stand quite alone in 
Europe. Town and Country Travel Bureau 
recommends those listed, and can furnish book- 
lets and the varying prices of their accommo- 
dations. 



Hotels 

Berkeley, 77, Piccadilly, W.l. 

Carlton, Pall Mall, S.W.I. 

Cecil, Strand, W.C.2. 

Claridge's, Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W.l. 

Connaught, Carlos Place, Grosvenor Square, W.l. 

Curzon, Curzon Street, W.l. 

Grand, Northumberland Avenue, W.C.2. 

Grosvenor, Buckingham Palace Road, S.W.I. 

Langham, Portland Place, W.l. 

Metropole, Northumberland Avenue, W.C.2. 

Piccadilly, Piccadilly, W.l. 

Ritz, Piccadilly, W.l. 

Russell, Russell Square, W.C.I. 

Savoy, Strand, W.C.2. 

Waldorf, Aldwych, W.C.2. 

Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, S.W.I. 

Imperial, Russell Square, W.C.I. 

Euston, Euston Station, N.W.I. 

St. Pancras Midland, St. Pancras Station, N.W.I. 

Great Western Hotel, Paddington Station, W.2. 

Royal Palace Hotel, High 



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Brown's Dover Street, W.l. 

Charing Cross, Strand, W.C.2. 

Dysart, Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, W.l. 

Reubens, Buckingham Palace Road, S.W.I. 

York Hotel, Albermarle Street, W.l. 

Restaurants 

Frascati, Oxford Street, W.l. 
Monico, Piccadilly Circus, W.l. 
Pagani, Great Portland Street, WM. 
Cafe Royal, Regent Street, W.l. 
Trocadero, Great Windmill Street, W.l. 

Excellent accommodations can be secured in Paris PARIS 
in almost any class, and the rates are rather lower 
than elsewhere for the same service. In the interior 
of the Republic, along all the routes of touring, the 
activities of the Touring Club Francais have brought 
the country inns up to a level of real excellence and 
reliability. Town and Country Travel Bureau 
has listed a few of the leading Paris hotels following 
these pages. Rates and booklets for all hotels men- 
tioned can be furnished from the Town and 
Country Travel Bureau on application. 



Hotels 



Chatham, 17 Rue Daunou 
Claridge, 74 Champs Elysees 
Continental, 3 Rue de Castiglione 
Crillon, 10 PI. de la Concorde 
Grand Hotel, PI. de l'Opera 
Lotti, 7 Rue de Castiglione 
Lutetia, 43 Bd. Raspail 
Meurice, 228 Rue de Rivoli 
Mirabeau, 8 Rue de la Paix 
Plaza-Athenee, 25 Av. Montaigne 
Ritz, 15 PI. Venddme 
du Rhin, PI. Vend6me 



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Vouillemont, 15 Rue Boissy d'Anglas 
Wagram, 208 Rue de Rivoli 
Westminster, 11 Rue de la Paix 

Restaurants 

Ciro, 8 Rue Daunou 

Fouquet, 99 Champs Elysees 

King George, Place Vend6me 

Larue, 27 Rue Royale 

Noel Peters Savoi'a, 24 Passage des Princes 

Paillard, 2 R. Chaussee d'Antin 

Prunier, 9 Rue Duphot 

Rizzi, 34 Bis Avenue de l'Opera 

Voisin, 16 Rue Cambon 

Belgium Brussels was known some years ago as the 
"lesser Paris," where prices were far below 
those of the French capital and the charm of life 
much the same. The increasing number of tourists, 
however, has changed this condition but it has also 
made possible the erection of really palatial hotels 
at Brussels and Ostend. The moderate hotels now 
include the best of former days, and are very good. 
The second-class hotels are still very reasonable in 
Belgium, and the accommodation is probably the 
best, in its class on the Continent. It is always 
best, even at the finer hotels, to inquire prices in 
advance and stipulate that this includes lights and 
all attendance. 

Brussels — Hotel Metropole. Bristol and Marine Hotel, 9, 

Boulevard Jardin Botanique, (Family hotel) 
Ostend — Continental Hotel. Hotel de l'Ocean. Hotel Splendid 

Holland There are a few palatial hotels in the chief 

cities of Holland, comparing in every way 

with the best in England. The so-called first-class 

hotels are, as in Belgium, very comfortable and 






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clean, but not pretentious. The quieter hotels are 
not always so satisfactory, and except for the 
reduced price of rooms, not much less expensive, 
for the charges for meals are nearly as high as in 
the best. Light and attendance are usually in- 
cluded. The old fashioned Dutch hotels, especially 
in the smaller towns, include breakfast in the 
charges for the room. Everything should be well 
understood beforehand. 

Amsterdam — Amstel Hotel. Victoria Hotel (near station) 
The Hague — Hotel des Indes 

Swiss hotels are deservedly famous. Switzerland 
The high class establishments are unex- 
celled. The moderate priced hotels are excellent 
for their class, and cover the country thoroughly. 
There are many good pensions, at a very modest rate. 
Prices are naturally higher in the remote mountain 
inns where transportation charges are heavy. Dur- 
ing the season it is well to make reservations in ad- 
vance. 

Bellagio (Italian Lakes) — Grand Hotel. Hotel Villa Serbelloni 
Geneva — Hotel Beau Rivage. Hotel de la Paix 
Interlaken — Hotel Victoria. Hotel Metropole 
Lausanne — Hotel Cecil 

Lucerne — Hotel National. Schweizerhof. Hotel Tivoli 
Lugano — Hotel Splendide. Hotel Bristol 
Montreux — Montreux Palace Hotel. Hotel Eden 
Savoy — Imperial Palace Hotel 
St. Moritz — Grand Hotel. 
St. Beatenburg — Grand Hotel Victoria 
Stresa (Italian Lakes) — Hotel des lies Borromees. Hotel Regina 

First class hotels are no longer rare in Italy, ITALY 
and the prices are exceedingly reasonable. 
Guests are expected to eat breakfast and dinner at the 
hotel or the charge for rooms is higher. As a rule, a 



24 FIRSTAIDTOTHE 

continental breakfast, consisting of tea, coffee or 
chocolate, rolls or toast, and butter, is served in the 
room without extra charge. Bargaining is recom- 
mended except in the case of the most modern hotels. 

Bordighera — Angst 

Capri — Quisisana 

Florence — Grand Hotel. Grand Hotel d'ltalie 

Genoa — Bristol. Eden 

Mentone — Riviera Palace. Royal Hotel Westminster 

Milan — Palace. Metropole 

Monte Carlo — Beau Rivage. Riviera Palace. Victoria 

Naples — Excelsior. Bertolini's Palace. Vesuve 

Rome — Excelsior. Palace. Quirinal. Boston. Bristol 

San Remo — Grand. Hotel d'Angleterre 

Sorrento — Victoria. Tramantano 

Venice — Royal Danieli 

Varese — Excelsior 

egypt I n Cairo and its environs and at Luxor and 
Assuan, there are hotels quite of the first class, 
though perhaps not equal to the best of Europe or 
America. There are fairly good hotels at Alexandria 
and Port Said. These are managed according to 
international methods. The service is on the Ameri- 
can plan of board and lodging for a fixed sum. The 
waiters and chambermaids are usually Swiss or 
German, and the "boots" are Nubians, who in most 
cases understand one or several European languages. 
In the other towns, the hotels are kept by Greeks 
for the most part, and are impossibly dirty for Euro- 
peans or Americans. 

Alexandria — Savoy Palace. Windsor 

Assuan — Cataract 

Cairo — Shepheard's. Continental. Savoy 

Heliopolis Oasis — Heliopolis Palace 

Luxor — Winter Palace. Luxor 

Port Said — Eastern Exchange. Savoy 

Pyramids of Giza — Mena House 



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LONDON SHOPS 

Until recent years the department store was virtu- 
ally unknown in England, but the English "shop" is 
a delightful type. In the list appended the most rep- 
resentative have been chosen with the additional 
requirement of their understanding of and care for 
American customers. Upon request Town and 
Country Travel Bureau will furnish introductory 
booklets with a selected stock in any line to one's 
hotel at any hour — a simplification of shopping of 
which Americans do not, as a rule, take full ad- 
vantage when in London. 



Antiques 

Albert Amor, 31 and 81>£ St. James' Street, S.W.I. 
Antique Art Galleries, Ltd., 48, Church Street, Kensington, 

W.8. 
Durlacher Bros., 142, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Litchfield & Co., 3, Bruton Street, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Andrew Russell, Ltd., 8, Clifford Street, W.l. 
Stair & Andrew, Ltd., 25, Soho Square, W.l. 
Story & Triggs, Ltd., 152-156, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4. 
Trollope & Colls, Ltd., West Halkin Street, Belgrave Square, 

S.W.I. 
Edwards & Sons, (of Regent Street), Ltd., 161 and 159. 

Regent Street, W.l. 
Frederick Lawson, Ltd., 39, Davies Street, W.l. 
S. J. Phillips, 113, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Bernard Simmons, 26-27, Burlington Arcade, W.l. 
Spyer Bros., lc, King Street, St. James', S.W.I. 
Thornton-Smith, Ltd., 31, Soho Square, W.l. 
Rochelle Thomas, 10-12, King Street, S.W.I. 
Frank Partridge, 26, King Street, S.W.I. 
Druce & Co., Baker Street, Portman Square, W.l. 
Cyril Andrade, 8, Duke Street, S.W.I. 
Walter H. Willson, 28, King Street, S.W.I. 



26 FIRSTAIDTOTHE 



Automobiles 

British Mercedes Motor Co., Ltd., 132, Long Acre, W.C.2. 

Daimler Co., Ltd., 27-28, Pall Mall, S.W.I. 

Lanchester Motor Co., Ltd., 95, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Rolls-Royce, Ltd., 14-15, Conduit Street, W.l. 

Sheffield Simplex Motor Works, Ltd., 20, Conduit Street, W.l. 

Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., 174-182, Great Portland Street, W.l. 

Napier, 14, New Burlington Street, W.l. 

Automobile Hire Service 

Daimlers, 26, Store Street, W.C.I. 

Kelties Garage, 72, Gloucester Road, S.W.7. 

Blue Bird, Ebury Mews East, S.W.I. 

Books 

John and Edward Bumpus, Ltd., 350, Oxford Street, W.l. 
Hatchards, 187, Piccadilly, W.l. 

Mudies Select Library, Ltd., 30-34 New Oxford Street, W.C.I . 
Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 11, Grafton Street, New Bond Street, 

W.l. 
Times Book Club, 380, Oxford Street, W.l. 
Francis Edwards, 83a, High Street, Marylebone, W.l. 
Leslie Chaundy & Co., 40, Maddox Street, W.l. 

Boots 

W. Abbott & Sons, Ltd., 60, Ludgate Hill, E.C.4. 
Charles Bennett Bartlett, 40, Burlington Arcade, W.L 
Fagg Brothers, 101, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. 
Faulkner & Son, 51-52, South Molton Street, W.l. 
Alan McAfee, Ltd., 38, Dover Street, W.l. 
Manfield & Sons, 125, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Peal & Co., 487, Oxford Street, W.l. 
H. E. Randall, Ltd., 28, New Bond Street, W.l. 
N. Thierry, Ltd., 70, Regent Street, W.l. 
Bartley & Sons, 493, Oxford Street, W.l. 
Henry Maxwell & Co., 8, Dover Street, W.l. 

China 

Mortlocks, Ltd., 466-470, Oxford Street, W.l. 
F. Osier & Co., Ltd., 100, Oxford Street, W.l. 
Phillips, Ltd., 43-44, New Bond Street, W.l. 



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Confections 

Leopold Barbellion, 79, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Callard & Co., 74, Regent Street, W.l. 
Stewart & Co., 50, Old Bond Street, W.l. 
Fullers, 209, Regent Street, W.l. 
De Bry (de Paris), 197 A, Regent Street 

Department Stores 

John Barker & Co., Kensington High Street, W.8. 
Debenham & Freebody, 17-37, Wigmore Street, W.l. 
Harrods, Ltd., 87-135, Brompton Road, S.W.I. 
Marshall & Snelgrove, Ltd., 10-20, Vere Street, W.l. 
Peter Robinson, Regent Street, W.l. 
Self ridge & Co., Ltd., Oxford Street, W.l. 
Wm. Whiteley, Ltd., Queen's Road, W.2. 

Florists 

G. Adam & Co., 42, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Alexander & Co., 16, Brook Street, Bond Street, W.l. 
Carlton- White, Ltd., 53, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Floral Depot, 47, Baker Street, W.l. 
Edward Goodyear, 1, 15 and 16, Royal Arcade, Old Bond 

Street, W.l. 
Robert Green, 1911, Ltd., 154, Piccadilly, W.l. 
Stuart Worth & Co., The Arcade, Liverpool Street, E.C.2. 
Gerard, Ltd., 176, Regent Street, W.l. 



Furs 



Bradley, Chepstow Place, Bayswater, W.2. 
Bus vines, Ltd., 4, Brook Street, Hanover Square, W.l 
Grafton Fur Co., Ltd., 164, New Bond Street, W.l. 
International Fur Stores, 163-165, Regent Street, W.l. 
Revillon Freres, 180, Regent Street, W.l. 



Gowns 



Barri, Ltd., 72, Baker Street, W.l. 

Eciruam, Ltd., 43, South Molton Street, W.l. 

Enos, Ltd., 103, Mount Street, W.l. 

Felice, Ltd., 14, Savile Row, W.l. 

Handley Seymour, 47-48, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Russell & Allen, 17-19, Old Bond Street, W.l. 



28 FIRSTAIDTOTHE 

Madame Hay ward, 67-68, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Paquin, Ltd., 38 and 39, Dover Street, W.l. 
Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. 
Revilles, 15-16, Hanover Square, W.l. 

Hair Dressers 

Frank, Ltd., 3, Piccadilly, W.l. 
William John Guy, 65-66, Piccadilly, W.l. 
Edwin S. Hill & Co., 23, Old Bond Street, W.l. 
Savoy Hairdressing Saloon, Savoy Court, W.C.2. 
H. P. Truefitt, Ltd., 16, Old Bond Street, W.l. 
Shipwrights, Ltd., 17, Coventry Street, W.l. 
Emile, Ltd., 24-25, Conduit Street, W.l. 
C. Nestle, 48, South Molton Street, W.l. 
T. Vasco, 16, Dover Street, W.l. 

Hosiers 

Beale & Inman, Ltd., 131-132, New Bond Street, W.l. 
James Drew, 1, 2 and 3, Burlington Arcade, W.l. 
Frederick Hammond, 93, Piccadilly, W.l. 
S. Harman & Co., 24-25, Duke Street, St. James', S.W.I. 
Morgan & Ball, 181, 182 and 98, Strand, W.C.2. 
Turnbull & Asser, 71-72 Jermyn Street, S.W.I. 
Thomas Wing, Ltd., 44-45 Piccadilly, W.l. 

House Furnishings 

Gill & Reigate, Ltd., 73-77, Oxford Street, W.l. 
Hampton & Sons, Ltd., 8-11, Pall Mall East, S.W.I. 
Maple & Co., Ltd., 141-150, Tottenham Court Road, W.l. 
Mawers, Ltd., 223-233, Fulham Road, S.W.3. 
Story & Trigg, Ltd., 152-156, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4. 
Cardinal & Harford, Ltd., 108-110, High Holborn, W.C.I. 

Jewelry 

Cartier, 175-176, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Stewart Dawson & Co., Ltd., 73-81, Regent Street, W.l. 

Elkington & Co., Ltd., 20-22, Regent Street, S.W.I. 

Garrard & Co., Ltd., 24, Albermarle Street, W.l. 

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Ltd., 112, Regent Street, W. 1 

Hancocks & Co., 25, Sackville Street, W.l. 

Hunt & Roskell, Ltd., 25, Old Bond Street, W.l. 



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Lambert, 177, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Le Roy & Fils, 57, New Bond Street, W.l. 

London & Ryder, 17, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Mappin & Webb, Ltd., 172 and 172a, Regent Street, W.l. 

A. E. Skinner & Co., 34, Old Bond Street, W. 

Spink & Son., 17-18, Piccadilly, W.l. 

Charles Packer & Co., 76-78, Regent Street, W.l. 

Charles Frodsham & Co., Ltd., 27, South Molton Street, W.l. 

Linen 

Irish Linen Stores, 112-114, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Robinson & Cleaver, Ltd., 160-168, Regent Street, W.l. 
Wilsons' Successors, Ltd., 68, New Bond Street, W.l. 
Walpole Bros., Ltd., 89, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Millinery and Women's Wear 

John Barker & Co., Kensington High Street, W.8. 

Bradleys (Chepstow Place) Chepstow Place, Bayswater, W.2. 

J. Blancquaert & Co., 38-40, South Molton Street, W.l. 

Enos, Ltd., 103, Mount Street, W.l. 

Harvey, Nichols & Co., Ltd., 109-125, Knightsbridge, S.W.I 

Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. 

Marshall & Snelgrove, 10-20, Vere Street, W.l. 

Harrods, Ltd., 87-135, Brompton Road, S.W.I. 

Dickins & Jones, Ltd., 226-244, Regent Street, W.l. 

Jays, Ltd., 243-253, Regent Street, W.l. 

Peter Robinson, Ltd., 252-260, Regent Street, W.l. 

Swan & Edgar, Ltd., 39-59, Regent Street, W.l. 

Perfumery 

J. & E. Atkinson, Ltd., 24, Old Bond Street, W.l. 
Dubarry & Co., 81, Brompton Road, S.W.3. 
Moray Freres, Ltd., 201, Regent Street, W.l. 
Piesse & Lubin, 189, Regent Street, W.l. 

Photographers 

H. Walter Barnett & Co., 12 and 46, Knightsbridge, S.W.I. 

Claude Harris, Ltd., 122, Regent Street, W.l. 

E. O. Hoppe, 7, Cromwell Place, South Kensington, S.W.7. 

Lafayette, Ltd., 179, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Langfier, Ltd., 23a, Old Bond Street, W.l. 

Speaight, Ltd., 157, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Malcolm Arbuthnot, 43, New Bond Street, W.l. 



30 FIRSTAIDTOTHE 

Sporting Goods, Games, Etc. 

F. H. Ayres, Ltd., Ill Aldersgate Street, E.C.I. 
Benetfink & Co., Ltd., 107-110, Cheapside, E.C.2. 
Lockwood-Brown & Co., 42, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. 
Champion & Wilton, 457-459, Oxford Street, W.l. 

(Saddles) 
George Parker & Sons, 17-19, Upper St. Martin's Lane, 

W.C.2. (Saddles) 
Swaine & Adeney, Ltd., 185, Piccadilly, W.l. 






Tailors — Ladies' 

Aquascutum, Ltd., 100, Regent Street, W.l. 

Busvines, Ltd., 4, Brook Street, Hanover Square, W.l. 

H. J. Nicoll & Co., Ltd., 114-120, Regent Street, W.l. 

Paquin, Ltd., 39, Dover Street, W.l. 

Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. 

J. &. G. Ross, 22, George Street, Hanover Square, W.I. 

Scott Adie, Ltd., 115 and 115a, Regent Street, W.l. 

Scott & Co., 7, Albemarle Street, W.l. 

E. Tautz & Sons, 485, Oxford Street, W.l. 

Thresher & Glenny, 152-153, Strand, W.C.2. 

Kenneth Durward, 37 and 37a, Conduit Street, W.l. 

Tailors — Men's 

Aquascutum, Ltd., 100, Regent Street, W.l. 

Carr & Son, 14, Saville Row, W.L 

W. Cater & Co., Ltd., 62, Pall Mall, S.W.I. 

Thomas W. Cook, Sons & Co., 8, Clifford Street, Old Bond 

Street, W.l. 
Gieves, Ltd., 65, South Molton Street, W.l. 
Grant & Cockburn, Ltd., 25, Piccadilly, W.l. 
Hill Brothers, 3-4, Old Bond Street, W.l. 
J. Hoare & Co., 16, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. 
Charles Howell, 31, George Street, W.l. 
Marshall & Co., 57-58, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. 
H. J. Nicoll & Co., Ltd., 114-120, Regent Street, W.l. 
Henry Poole & Co., 37-39, Saville Row, W.l. 
Pope & Bradley, 14, Old Bond Street, W.l. 
Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. 
Scott & Co., 7, Albemarle Street, W.l. 
E. Tautz & Sons, 485, Oxford Street, W.l. 



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Thresher & Glenny, 152-153, Strand, W.C.2. 
Berkeley's, Ltd., 125, Victoria Street, S.W.I. 
W. S. Biff en & Sons, 110, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. 
Kenneth Durward, 37 and 37a, Conduit Street, W.l. 
Studd & Millington, Ltd., 51, Conduit Street, W.l. 
Alfred Webb Miles & Co., 6-12, Brook Street, Hanover 

Square, W.l. 
Bernard Weatherill, 55, Conduit Street, W.l. 
Desboroughs, 170, Piccadilly, W.l. 
E. George & Co., 87, Regent Street, W.l. 
Rimell & Allsop, 54, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Trunks and Portmanteau Makers 

Mark Cross, Ltd., 89, Regent Street, W.l. 

Finnigans, Ltd., 18-20, New Bond Street, W.l. 

Innovations Ingenuities, Ltd., 30, Conduit Street, W.l. 

John Pound & Co., 67, Piccadilly, W.l. 

Alfred Rose & Co., Ltd., 263, Regent Street, W.l. 

J. C. Vickery, 177-183, Regent Street, W.l. 

Edwards & Sons (of Regent St.) 161 and 159, Regent St., W.l. 

Umbrellas and Canes 

Brigg & Sons, 23, St. James' Street, Pall Mall, S.W.I. 
Ben Cox & Sons, 411, Oxford Street, W.l. 
Martin & Co., 64 and 65, Burlington Arcade, W.l. 

Waterproofers 

Anderson, Anderson & Anderson, Ltd., 157-158, Piccadilly 

W.l. 
George Cording, Ltd., 125, Regent Street, W.l. 
John C. Cording & Co., 19, Piccadilly, W.l. 
Aquascutum, Ltd., 100, Regent Street, W.l. 
Burberrys, 18-21, Haymarket, S.W.I. 
J. &. G. Ross, 22, George Street, Hanover Square, W.l. 



32 FIRST AID TO THE 

PARIS SHOPS 

A list of trustworthy shops is of no greater value 
anywhere than in Paris, for while there are no finer 
stores in the world than the best in Paris, the out- 
grown trade ethics of other days persists in many of 
the most tempting places on the boulevards. More- 
over, in Paris, the home of fashions, false fashions are 
manufactured by the thousands for the single pur- 
pose of foisting them on travelers, so that even in this 
phase advice is most important. The list of shops given 
in the appendix can be taken without question, either 
for business ethics or timeliness of fashion. Cards 
of introduction that will facilitate shopping can be 
procured from Town and Country Travel Bureau. 

Antiques and House Furnishings 
Au Vase de Sevres, 116 Champs Elysees 
Au Vieux Lyon, 120 Fg. St. Honore 
Carlhian Beaumetz, 24 Rue du Mont Thabor 
Cretolle, 120 Champs Elysees 
De Souhami, 61 Bid. Haussmann 
Demotte, Rue de Berry 
Doucet, Place Beauveau 
Eymonaud, 7 Impasse Marie Blanche 
Le Directoire, 46 Rue du Bac 
Gouffe Jeune, 46 Fg. St. Antoine 
Helft, 167 Rue St. Honore 
Jansen, 6 Rue Royale 
Krieger, 74 Fg. St. Antoine 
Kraemer, 146 Bid. Haussmann 
Linke, 170 Fg. St. Antoine 
Loyer, 2 Rue Tournon 
Mapple & Co., 5 Rue Boudreau 
Mercier, 100 Fg. St. Antoine 
Nelson, 20 Rue de Chazelles 
Roswag, 8 Cite Veron 
Sormani, 134 Bid. Haussmann 
Jacques Seligman, 157 Rue St. Dominique 
Waring & Gillow, 62 Champs Elysees 
Fuller & Martial Eymonaud, 51 Rue d' Amsterdam 



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American and English Druggists 

Pharmacie Anglaise des Champs Elysees, 62 Champs Elysees 
Robberts & Co., 5 Rue de la Paix 

American and English Groceries 

P. Cuvillier & Co., 73 Avenue des Champs Elysees 

Automobiles 

Renault, 53 Champs Elysees 
Panhard, 24 Champs Elysees 
Charron, 100 Champs Elysees 
Delahaye, 75 Champs Elysees 
Talbot Darracq, Champs Elysees 
Delage, Champs Elysees 
Delaunay-Belleville, 42 Champs Elysees 
Rolland Pilain, 46 Avenue Montaigne 

Automobile Tires 

Hutchinson, 124 Champs Elysees 
Michelin, 105 Bid. Pereire 
Bergougnan, 9 Rue Villaret Joyeuse 

Books 

Brentanos, 37 Avenue de l'Opera 

Flammarion & Vaillant, 36 Bis Avenue de l'Opera 

Galignani, 224 Rue de Rivoli 

Terquem, 1 Rue Scribe 

Boots 

Thomas & Sons, 73 Champs Elysees 
Coquillot, 75 Champs Elysees 
Hellstern & Sons, 23 Place Vend6me 

China 

Babani, 93 Bid. Haussmann 

Perret & Vibert, 33 Rue du 4 Septembre 

Coach Work (Automobiles) 
Binder, 31 Rue du Colisee 
Kellner, 127 Champs Elysees 
Labourdette, 35 Champs Elysees 
Van-den-plas, 74 Champs Elysees 



34 FIRST AID TO THE 

Department Stores 

Grands Magasins du Louvre, Rue de Rivoli 

Grands Magasins du Bon Marche, Rue du Bac 

Grands Magasins des Galeries Lafayettes, Bid. Haussmann 

Grands Magasins du Printemps, Bid. Haussmann 

Grands Magasins Palais de la Nouveaute, Bid. Barbes 

Florists 

Grammont, 2 Rue de la Tremoille 
Labrousse & Lion, 2 Bid. de la Madeleine 
Lachaume, 10 Rue Roy ale 
Ponceblanc, 12 Av. de l'Alma 

Furs 

Grunwaldt, 6 Rue de la Paix 
Laxton & Cie., 20 Rue Louis le Grand 
Max, Place de la Bourse 
Revillon, 81 Rue de Rivoli 

Gowns 

Agnes, 7 Rue Auber 

Alice Bernard, 40 Rue Francois ler 

Beer, 7 Place Vendome 

Boue Soeurs, 9 Rue de la Paix 

Bernard & Cie, 33 Avenue de l'Opera 

Berthe Hermance, 91 Champs Elysees 

Cheruit, 21 Place Vend6me 

Drecoll, 4 Place de l'Opera 

Doeuillet, 24 Place Venddme 

Callot, 9 Avenue Matignon 

Doucet, 21 Rue de la Paix 

Dorat, 6 Avenue Emmanuel III 

Green, 1 Rue Volney 

Jeanne Lanvin, 22 Rue du Fg. St. Honore 

Jenny & Co. 70 Champs Elysees 

Madeleine & Madeleine, 104 Champs Elysees 

Margaine Lacroix, 19 Bid. Haussmann 

Norman, 3 Rue Boudreau 

Peron, 2 Rue de la Paix 

Poiret, 26 Avenue Emmanuel III 

Paquin, 10 Rue de Castiglione 



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Premet, 8 Place Vendome 
Redfern, 242 Rue de Rivoli 
Worth, 7 Rue de la Paix 
Zimmermann, 10 Rue des Pyramides 

Hair Dressers 

Noirat, 7 Rue des Capucines 
Girault, 12 Bid. des Capucines 
Loisel, 10 Bid. de la Madeleine 

Hosiers 

Tremlett, 13 Rue Auber 

Jewelry 

Boin Taburet, 3 Rue de la Paix 
Boucheron, Rue de la Paix 
Cartier, 13 Rue de la Paix 
Chaumet, 12 PI. Vendome 
Falize, 17 Rue du Fg. St. Hoiiore 
Fontana, 7 Rue de la Paix 
Gompers, 28 Place Vendome, 28 
Janesich, 19 Rue de la Paix 
Kirby Beard, 7 Rue Auber 
Lacloche, 1.5 Rue de la Paix 
Mappin & Webb, 1 Rue de la Paix 
Mellerio, 16 Rue de la Paix 
Maquet, 10 Rue de la Paix 
Polak, 18 Rue de la Paix 
Rissler & Carre, 16 Fg. St. Honore 
Tiffany & Co., 23 Rue de la Paix 

Laces 

Noel, 21 Rue de Vaugirard 
Pagenel, 3 Rue des Saussaies 

Ladies' Wear 

Peszynska, 19 Rue Auber 

Madam Steenlet, 30, Boulevard Poissonniere 

Telephone, Gutenberg, 25-54 (Appointment by letter or 

telephone only) 



36 FIRST AID TO THE 

Linen 

Charvet, 25 Place Vend6me 

Doucet, 21 Rue de la Paix 

Fairyland, 27 Rue St. Honore 

Giraud, 4 Rue de Castiglione 

Grande Maison de Blanc, 6 Bid. des Capucines 

La Cour Batave, 41 Bid. Sebastopol 

Mille et Une Nuits, 8 Rue de la Chaussee d'Antin 

Sulka, 2 Rue de Castiglione 

Millinery 

Alphonsine, 15 Rue de la Paix 

Celine Ducos, 2 Rue de la Paix 

Marcelle Demay, 11 Rue Roy ale 

Georgette & Co. 1 Rue de la Paix 

Lewis, 16 Rue Roy ale 

Canaille Marchais, 17 Rue de la Paix 

Cora Marson, 10 Place Vendome 

Maria Guy, 8 Place Venddme 

Esther Meyer, 6 Rue Royale 

Reboux, Caroline & Co., 23 Rue de la Paix 

Suzanne Talbot, 14 Rue Royale 

Verlaine, 16 Rue de la Paix 

Perfumery 

Arys, 3 Rue de la Paix 
Coty, 23 Place Vend6me 
Gueldy, 7 Rue de la Boetie 
Guerlain, 68 Champs Elysees 
Houbigant, 19 Rue St. Honore 
Rigaud, 16 Rue de la Paix 
Roger & Gallet, 8 Rue de la Paix 

Photographers 

Boissonas & Taponier, 12 Rue de la Paix 
Otto, 3 Place de la Madeleine 
Reinberg, 39 Bid. St. Jacques 
Reutlinger, 21 Bid. Montmartre 
Walery, 9 Rue de Londres 
Talbot, 25 Rue Royale 



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Real Estate 

Agence Vendome, 1 Rue de la Paix 
Arthur (John) 22 Rue des Capucines 
Mondial Express, 118 Champs Elysees 

Sporting Goods, Games, Etc. 

Tunmer, 1 Place St. Augustin 
Williams & Co., 1 and 3 Rue Caumartin 

Tailors 

Aberdeen, 5 Bid. Malesherbes 

Barclay, 20 Av. de l'Opera 

Bertholle, 93 Champs Elysees 

Carette, 121 Bid. Haussmann 

Crabette, 51 Rue du Fg. St. Honore 

Carnaval de Venise, 3 PI. de la Madeleine 

Creed, 7 Rue Royale 

Gomes Silva, 2 Rue de la Paix 

Hill Bros. 252 Rue de Riyoli 

O'Rossen, 12 Place Vendome 

Winter, 5 Rue de la Boetie 

Trunks and Portmanteau Makers 

Au Depart, 29 Avenue de l'Opera, 
Au Touriste, 36 Bis Avenue de l'Opera 
Innovation, 104 Champs Elysees 
Kendall, 17 Rue de la Paix 
Moynat, 5 Place du Theatre Francais 
Vuitton, 70 Avenue des Champs Elysees 
Lavoet, 175 Bid. Haussmann 

Umbrellas and Canes 

Lafarge, 40 Rue Vignon 
Wilson, 8 Rue Duphot 

Waterproofers 

Burberrys, 10 Bid. Malesherbes 
Torrilhon, 3 Rue d'Uzes 



38 FIRSTAIDTOTHE 



CONTINENTAL AND EGYPTIAN SHOPS 

Brussels Belgium is famous for so many of the 
most delicate touches of fashion that its 
shops need not be recommended beyond common 
knowledge. Prices for everything are usually very 
reasonable, though in Brussels, as in every city, one 
must pay for the assurance of the value of the 
articles bought. 

Holland Shopping in Holland is not generally in- 
cluded in the pleasure of a tour, but there 
is so much of national manufacture and so many 
interesting importations from the distant Dutch 
colonies that the opportunity should not be fore- 
gone. The trading ethics of the Dutch are ex- 
cellent, and prices are generally fair, even to 
tourists. 

Switzerland While shopping is not the essential at- 

traction of Switzerland, the traveler 
will find very fascinating the shops both in the larger 
towns and in the best resorts. Swiss watch-makers 
and jewelers have long been famous, and their wares 
are offered at most attractive prices. 



Watchmakers and Jewelers 


Geneva 


Patek Philippe & Co 
E. Koehn 




Agassiz 
Wegelin Fres. 


Berne 


A. Turler 


Zurich 


V. Turler 


Lucerne 


A. Gubelin 



TRAVELER IN EUROPE 39 

The shops of Italy have their fascinations no less ITALY 
than the more pretentious shops of other coun- 
tries, and prices are exceedingly reasonable. Nowhere 
else in the world, perhaps, with the possible exception 
of China, can certain hand-made laces and hand em- 
broidered linens be bought so inexpensively. South- 
ern Italy is a better place than Japan in which to 
buy Japanese coral, and the wood-work shops of the 
towns around the Bay of Naples have a unique at- 
traction. It should be borne in mind that none but 
the best shops in Italy have fixed prices, notwith- 
standing the claims which are conspicuously posted. 
Couriers, guides, and hotel attendants receive by 
tacit agreement, 10 per cent commission on all sales 
made in their presence, and this is, of course, added 
to the price. 

Dry Goods 

Florence Grossenbacher House 

Hand Embroidered Linens 
Florence Emma Ceccini 

Navoni 
Sorrento P. Galloni 

Garguilo, Piazza Tasso 

Silks, Corals, Etc. 
Sorrento P. Galloni 

Woodwork 

Sorrento Garguilo, Piazza Tasso 

The far-famed bazaars of Cairo are full of nov- EGY pt 
elty and interest, but their trading ethics are 
those of the Orient, which regards skill in getting the 
better of a purchaser as a virtue. Travelers who make 
large purchases as carpets, rugs, precious stones, 
etc., should know the value of the article or should 



40 FIRSTAIDTOTHE 

have the assistance of an expert. Inexhaustible pa- 
tience is necessary, as everything must be haggled 
for, sometimes in the most obstinate fashion. At 
best, foreigners must pay more than natives for the 
same article. In all cases when there is a dragoman 
present, the price of the goods is higher by 15 or 30 
per cent, a commission which he later collects. Arab 
merchants have the custom of offering visitors coffee, 
tea, cigarettes, or sweetmeats, and are displeased 
when these are refused. Nothing should be bought 
from street-vendors except trifles, such as post- 
cards, newspapers, etc., as other articles are usually 
offered at from five to twenty times their value: 
even the price and dates of newspapers should be 
verified. The prices in the larger European shops 
are fixed. The so-called "Oriental Goods" of the 
shops of Port Said are of European manufacture, as 
are some of the lighter silks of the Cairo bazaars, 
and very dear. 



ROUTES TO THE CONTINENT FROM 
LONDON 

channel Following are the chief daily steamship 

routes sailings between England and the Continent. 
Other lines run on certain days to Ham- 
burg, Copenhagen, Cherbourg, Zeebrugge, Ghent, 
Rotterdam, etc. 

Dover-Calais — Channel passage, 1 to lj^ hours. 
London station, Victoria, (S. E. and C.) morning 
and afternoon. Shortest route, but roughest on 
stormy days. 



TRAVELER IN EUROPE 41 

Dover-Ostend — Channel passage, 3 to 3)^ hours. 
London station, Victoria, (S. E. and C.)» morning 
and evening; morning, afternoon. 

Harwich- Antwerp — Sea passage, 11 hours. Lon- 
don station, Liverpool Street. Evening only. 

Folkestone-Boulogne — Channel passage, V/i to 2 
hours. London station, Victoria, (S. E. and C). 
Morning. 

Southampton-Havre — Sea passage, 8 hours. Lon- 
don station, Waterloo, evening only. This is a 
popular route for night crossing. 

Newhaven-Dieppe — Channel passage, 3j^ to 4 J/2 
hours. London station, Victoria and London 
Bridge; evening. This, while not so satisfactory as 
the Southampton-Havre trip, also allows a fair 
night's rest on the boat. It is least likely to be rough. 

Harwich-Hoek Van Holland — Sea passage, 7 to 
l}/2 hours. London station, Liverpool Street, eve- 
ning only. 

Folkstone-Flushing — Sea passage, 6 to 7 hours. 
London station, Victoria; afternoon. 

The services given below are daily except Sun- AIR 
days. The fares quoted include conveyance by routes 
automobile to and from airdromes. Each 
passenger is allowed 30 pounds hand baggage, free; if 
space is available, other hand baggage may be allowed 
at an excess charge of lOd. per pound. No extra 
clothing is needed, as the planes are enclosed in glass. 

London-Paris — Fares: £6. Instone Air Line : By 
Vickers-Vimy Rolls Royce, D.H.4; Handley-Page 
Transport, Limited: By twin-engine aeroplane; Cie. 



42 FIRSTAIDTOTHE 

Des Grandes Express Aeriens: By twin-engine 
''Goliath" aeroplane; Cie. Messageries Aeriennes, 
Paris : By Breguet aeroplane. 

London - Rotterdam - Amsterdam - Bremen - Ham- 
burg-Copenhagen — Fares : London-Rotterdam or Am- 
sterdam, £8, 8s.; London-Bremen, £18, 18s.; Lon- 
don-Hamburg, £21, 5s.; London-Copenhagen, one 
passenger, £45; two passengers traveling together, 
£34. 



TRAVELER IN EUROPE 



43 



FOREIGN MONEY TABLES 

In Great Britain, bankers' rates of exchange are 
quoted as so many dollars to the pound. Hence 
to convert pounds into dollars, multiply the num- 
ber of pounds by the current rate. To convert dol- 
lars into pounds, divide the number of dollars by the 
current rate. 

On the Continent, rates are quoted as so much 
foreign money to the dollar. Hence to convert 
continental money into dollars, divide the amount by 
the rate of the day. 

To convert dollars into continental money, multi- 
ply the number of dollars by the rate of the day. 

GREAT BRITAIN 

Unit: Pound (£) of 20 Shillings (s) par value, $4.87 
1 Shilling (s) = 12 Pence (d) 
Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 

y 2 A Ha'penny : Bronze par value $0.01 

Id Penny 

3d Thre'pence Silver 

6d Sixpence 

Is Shilling 

2s Florin " 

2s/6d Half Crown. " 

4s Double Florin 

5s Crown 

10s Half Sovereign Gold 

1 Pound or Sovereign 

2 Two-Pound Piece 

5 Five-Pound Piece 

The term Guinea is frequently used, but the coin is obsolete 
It stands for 21 Shillings. Notes are issued by the Bank of England 
payable in gold for £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200, £500, and 
£1,000, and are legal tender throughout Great Britain. Bank 
notes are also issued by the banks of Scotland and Ireland, and 
are legal tender in their respective countries, but are subject to a 
slight discount elsewhere. 



" " 0.02 


" " 0.00 


" " 0.12 


" " 0.24 


" " 0.48 


" " 0.60 


" " 0.96 


" " 1.21 


" " 2.43 


" " 4.87 


" " 9.73 


" " 24.35 



44 FIRST AID TO THE 

FRANCE 

Unit: Franc (Fr) of 100 Centimes (c) par value $0,193 
Present value determined by banker's rate of exchange 

1 Centime Bronze par value 

2 Centimes " " " 

5 " " " " $0.01 

10 " " " " 0.02 

25 " Nickel " " 0.048 

50 " Silver " " 0.097 

1 Franc " " " 0.193 

2 Francs " " " 0.386 

5 " " " " 0.965 

10 " Gold " " 1.93 

20 " (The Napoleon or Louis) " " " 3.667 

Notes are issued by the Bank of France for 50, 100, 500 and 
1,000 Francs.* 

BELGIUM 

Unit: Franc (Fr) of 100 Centimes (c) par value $0,193 
Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 

1 Centime Bronze par value 

2 Centimes " " " 

5 " Nickel " " $0.01 

10 " " " " 0.02 

25 " " " " 0.048 

50 " Silver " " 0.097 

1 Franc " " " 0.193 

2 Francs " " " 0.386 

5 " " " " 0.965 

20 " Gold " " 3.667 

Notes are issued by the National Bank for 20, 50, 100, 500 and 
1,000 Francs.* 
All current nickel coins have a hole in the centre. 

*See Caution, page 45. 



TRAVELER IN EUROPE 45 

SWITZERLAND 

Unit: Franc (Fr) of 100 Centimes (c) par value $0,193 
Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 



1 Centime 

2 Centimes 

5 " 

10 " 


Bronze 

<< 

Nickel 


par value 
<( « 

a << 
« <( 

<( a 

c< « 
<( << 
« << 


$0.01 
02 


20 " 


« 


0.04 


50 " 

1 Franc 


Silver 


0.097 
0.198 


5 Francs 


<< 


0.965 


10 " 

20 " 


Gold 


1.95 
3.677 



Notes of 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Francs are issued. 

Silver coins bearing the figure of Helvetia in a sitting position, 
with the exception of the five-franc piece, are not current. 

Caution — Silver coins of France, Belgium, and Switzerland 
anterior to 1863 are not current. 

Gold and silver coins of France, Belgium, and Switzerland, 
while they have the same par value, no longer have the same pres- 
ent value, and are not interchangeable. 

Since the war, notes of small denominations have been issued 
in continental countries, replacing in large measure the gold and 
silver coin. Travelers should be careful not to accept notes issued 
by local banks. 

ITALY 

Unit: Lire (L) of 100 Centesimi (c) par value $0,193 
Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 

1 Centesimi Copper par value 

2 " " " " 

5 " " " " $0.01 

10 " " " " 0.02 

20 " Nickel " " 0.04 

25 " " " " 0.048 

1 Lira Silver " " 0.193 

2 Lire " " " 0.386 

5 " " " " 0.965 

10 " Gold " " 1.95 

20 " " " " 3.667 



46 FIRST AID TO THE TRAVELER IN EUROPE 

The money in general use is a paper currency in notes of 5 and 
10 Lire each (and since the war in smaller denominations) and 
bank notes of 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Lire. 

The 50 Centesimi pieces, Papal coins, and all silver coins anterior 
to 1863, except 5-cent Lire pieces, are no longer current. 

Caution — The gold coins of Italy are no longer current in France, 
Belgium and Switzerland. 

HOLLAND 

Unit: Gulden (G) of 100 Cents (c) par value $0.40 
Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 
- Cent Copper par value 

1 Cent " " " 

2 Cents " " " $0.01 

10 " Silver " " 0.04 

25 " " " " 0.10 

50 " " " " 0.20 

1 Gulden " " " 0.40 

2 " " " " 1.00 

5 " Gold " " 2.00 

10 " ' " " 4.00 

Notes are issued by the Netherlands Bank for 10, 25, 40, 60, 80, 
100, 200, 300, and 1,000 Gulden. 

EGYPT 

Unit: Piastre (P.T.) of 10 Milliemes par value $0.05 
Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 

^4 Millieme Copper par value 

K " " " " 

1 " Nickel " " 

2 " " " " $0.01 

5 " " " " 0.025 

1 Piastre Silver " " 0.05 

2 Piastres " " " 0.10 

5 " " " " 0.25 

10 " " " " 0.50 

20 " " " " 1.00 

50 " Gold " " 2.50 

100 " (l£ Egyptian) " " " 5.00 

Notes of 50 Piastres, l£E, 5£E, 10£E, and upwards, are issued 
by the National Bank. English sovereigns or pounds are current 
throughout Egypt as 97^2 Piastres. English bank notes are sub- 
ject to a varying discount. 



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